Climate change and health: Be a part of the solution
The Lancet Commission identified climate change as the greatest threat to public health. The health care sector in the United States alone contributes almost 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, which lead to climate change which is harmful to human health. The health impacts of our changing climate include increased respiratory and cardiovascular disease, injuries [...]
UW Fitness Day: Meet Your Coaches from UW Athletics
After introducing our coaches from UW Recreation and our community partners over the last two weeks, it’s time to turn our attention back to the home turf to welcome the coaches from UW Athletics who will join us May 8 for UW Fitness Day. From coaches and student athletes drawn from various UW Athletics teams to [...]
Growing Together: Annual Report and Survey
By and for the University of Washington, The Whole U launched in January 2014 to foster community, promote holistic wellness, and share with faculty and staff the many benefits of working at UW. The Whole U grew in 2018, engaging 12,327 unique participants in 204 events while reaching record virtual participation. We invite you to [...]
Dare to Do 2019 in Review
We’ll conclude this year’s Dare to Do wellness challenge as we began it: by pausing to reflect. Eight weeks ago, some 1,650 University of Washington faculty and staff made a commitment to set goals and strive to reach them by focusing on different facets of overall wellness. From taking time to move more to learning how [...]
How to Support a Colleague During a Major Life Event
This week, as part of our ongoing Dare to Do challenge, we focus on giving time and service to those in need. There is no surprise that giving back to one’s community and improving the lives of those around us is an important part to the university’s mission. It’s in everything we do at the Whole U, [...]
Be The Match: Save A Life
This article is part of an ongoing series spotlighting the first-of-its-kind partnership between the University of Washington and Be The Match, the nation’s largest marrow donor registry. Its aim is to encourage people—particularly people of color with mixed-ancestries—to register as potential donors as part of a commitment to grow and diversify the registry, thus increasing the [...]
UWCFD raises more than $1.8 million
You might have noticed something happening across University of Washington campuses this fall: pop-up events drawing co-workers together in support of good causes to make real difference in Washington state and around the world. Whether attending Halloween costume contests, chili cook-offs, service dog meet-and-greets or simply by giving on their own, UW faculty, staff, and retirees [...]
UW Yoga Month Recap
This October, more than 2,800 UW faculty, staff, and students joined The Whole U in celebrating Yoga Month. From practicing yoga and learning about its benefits to diving into the seven chakras and having access to over 50 free yoga classes in the greater Puget Sound region, Yoga Month 2018 was one for the books. [...]
Eating Well: Recipes & Resources
Download one—or all—of the following Whole U handouts to help take your next meal to the next level! Kitchen Cheat Sheets — Ready for some inspiration in the kitchen? Download these Whole U Kitchen Cheat Sheets and learn what fruits and veggies are in season when, how to best store your produce, and how to serve perfectly [...]
150+ teams ‘Raise the Bar’ for workplace wellness
Summer is at an end and, with it, The Whole U’s Raise the Bar challenge officially comes to a close. But that doesn’t mean momentum from two months focused on fostering healthier habits at work won’t carry forward into Fall Quarter! Over the course of July and August, more than 150 teams and still hundreds [...]
Need to Know: Prostate Health Awareness
“Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis in men today, and it’s the third leading cause of cancer related death in men.” — Dr. Jonathan Wright Medical Director of the UWMC Urology Clinic UW associate professor of urology. The numbers are staggering. In their lifetimes, one in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, [...]
Photo Day Draws 2,400+ Huskies for Free Portraits
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If the thousands of photos snapped Sunday, August 12 at UW Photo Day could talk, they’d tell the stories of more than 2,400 enthusiastic participants set against the backdrop of the University that brings them together. For the fifth iteration of the annual free UW Photo [...]